NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1999

On the Cover: World renowned artist David Barker does it again with this MM exclusive, pastel rendition of the beloved cat Sundreamer

Contents:

News:
• Explorer Purchased by Roman Paszke
• Chile has a New Charter Base
• Tropical Sailing Enters the New Millennium in Style
• Chartracker to the Intracoastal Waterway
• Snapple Donated Six Windriders

 Featured Products:
• The Ideal Abandon-Ship Bag by ACR
• Bainbridge Int. on Balancing the Risk

Gunkholing Estro Pedregal.c.Gunkholing Estro Pedregal
 by Michael Beattie
After finally making their way up the waterway to Pedregal, they found their dogs couldn’t "legally" come ashore.

Navigation:
Navigator, Are you ready for a Blow?
by Earl Hinz
Don’t get lost during a storm, follow these tips so you know where you are at all times.

Letters:
• Follow Your Dreams by Frank Fischer
• False Farrier by Ian Farrier
• Nice Newick by Mark Hokanson
• Ship-Search by Bill Vallotton
• More Multihulls by Jonathan & Joell White

Corinne’s Culinary Corner – Dried Fruit
by Corinne Kanter
• Sweet Prune-Glazed Pork Chops
• Chicken Breasts with Curried Vegetables
• Pressure Cooker Pot Roast with Dried Fruit
• Soft Granola Bars
• Dried Fruit Chutney
• Dried Mixed Fruits

Cruising:
Flo’s New York Odyssey
by Gregor Tarjan
Though the weather was bad, Gregor and his friend Rick sailed the 22' Newick trimaran around Long Island, making it the first recorded circumnavigation by a small multihull.

Mike Horn Continues His Adventure Around the World
Mike’s ready to start the third leg of his journey with these last few e-mails from South America.

How To:
Electrics: Gen-Sets for Multihulls – Part 2
by Kevin Jeffrey
Kevin continues his discussion of gen-sets by focusing on the various types of exhaust, installation, and soundproofing. There are many diagrams to illustrate different setups.

Construction:
Stretching a Catamaran – Part 2
by Bob Ingersoll
If you can’t find a boat to suit you, re-build the one you have? In the J/A issue we heard his intentions, now we can see them in progress. With the help of Andre Bilodeau and other friends, Grand Chat is cut apart and put back together again, with six extra feet inserted.

Designs:
The Tri-X-5... A Mini Formula-40?
by Ralph B. Pears
With the need for speed, Andy Vavolotis has built five trimarans in five years. His goal is to develop the fastest, single-handed trimaran, by breaking 25 knots. Two of the key design points of the Tri-X-5 are the pivoting hiking bench and the fact that the two amas are longer than the main hull; allowing him to fly two hulls at the same time.

The Scarab 670 – A Folding Trimaran
Ray Kendrick designed this 22' tri to use a standard Hobie 18 rig. Normally the beam measures 18'6", but folded it’s a mere 8'2".

Multihulls in St. Petersburg, Russia
by German Adrianov
Multihulls aren’t very popular in Russia, so MM is offering a full year’s subscription to multi owners who participate in the White Nites Yacht Race. German is the Harbormaster of the St. Pertersburg Yacht Club, and also builds catamarans and trimarans.

Musings of a Lonely Sailor
by Iain Young
Instead of spending his summer aboard his Wharram Tiki with family and friends as usual, Iain spent it alone getting in touch with nature.

Slipway Cats... The Bay of Islands, New Zealand
by David Barker
Parting with such a great boat leaves artist David Barker to his craft. Sundreamer changes hands after 16 years under the care of her creator.

Racing:
Formula 28 European Finals
by Claus-Christian Plaass
The race took place in Staerbaek, Denmark. Chris was invited as crew aboard Nielsen Trio, one of the five participants.

Paul Vatine Lost in Transat Jacques Vabre
by Duff Sigurdson
The race proved to be tragic this year. Though Loick Peyron won on Fujicolor, Two Open 60 catamarans – Brocéliande and Groupe André capsized, the latter resulting in the death of Paul Vatine.

Lock Crowther Memorial Regatta
by John Partridge
This race was a great get-together as usual, with Matchless taking line honors. Hopes are to host over 50 multis next year for the Lock Crowther Memorial Olympic games Regatta.

Windrider Rave Nationals
by Mike McGarry
This was the world’s first-ever hydrofoil sailboat one-design national regatta. There were three categories: Rave with reacher, Rave with main & jib, and Windrider 16’.

Tugboat Fishing for a Cat
by Randy Smyth
With anticipations of breaking the TransPac record, watch teams and safety issues were set up with great detail; so a capsize wasn’t "supposed" to be an issue.

Chicago Yacht Club Awards Mackinac Race Trophies
The 92nd Mackinac Race saw a new trophy this year, which was donated by Harken in memory of Marty Rieck.

Hurricanes’ Stiff Boating Losses
from BOAT/U.S.
The combination of three hurricanes: Dennis, Floyd, and Irene, brought an estimated $195 million in damages to the United States. This was only 2.8% of the damages caused by Hurricane Andrew in 1992.

Hurricane Lenny Takes a Big Toll
by Lynda Lohr
In addition to the many boats destroyed, including Charis and Three Little Pigs, atleast 13 people lost their lives. Among the missing are Steve Rigby and Yvann Gendre.

Hobie Cat on a Roll
Hobie Cat U.S. and Hobie Cat Europe are working more closely than ever to bring the world marketplace the entire range of products offered by both companies, including: the Wave, Tiger, and Mirage.

Club Med’s New Cat for THE RACE
Grant Dalton has been named co-skipper of the 109.1 ft Club Med cat.

Playstation Fails
Due to the breakage of five mainsail battens, Steve Fossett’s transatlantic record attempt was cut short.

Hanseboot BS Turns 40, Keeping Up- to-Date Avoids a Mid-Life Crisis
by Claus-Christian Plaass
Over 140,000 people visited the fairgrounds at Hanseboot harbor in Hamburg, Germany. There were 915 exhibitors from 24 countries.

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